File Management - IBM

Copying files: overview
70 File Management V4R5
v “Printing records (PRINT, OUTFMT, and TOFILE(*PRINT) parameters)” on
page 105
v “Adding or changing source file sequence number and date fields (SRCOPT and
SRCSEQ Parameters)” on page 120
v “Preventing errors when copying files” on page 122
v “Improving copy performance” on page 129
v “Year 2000 support: date, time, and timestamp considerations” on page 130
You can use the copy function to move data between device files, between
database files (including distributed DB2 Multisystem files), or between device and
database files. Unlike traditional copy utilities, the AS/400 copy function is
field-level sensitive. Therefore, if you use the copy function, you can rearrange,
enlarge, or drop any of the fields. The system also provides a way to define
database files. Specific copy commands simplify dealing with tape and diskette
units, database source files, and open query files.
Copying files: commands
You can copy records to and from files by using the following commands:
CPYF Copy File copies all or part of a file from the database or external device to
the database or external device.
CPYFRMDKT
Copy from Diskette copies from a diskette file to a database or device file.
The from-file must be a diskette file for this command, but the to-file can
be a physical, program-described printer, tape, or diskette file. You can
obtain a formatted listing of the records by using the IBM-supplied printer
file, QSYSPRT.
CPYTODKT
Copy to Diskette copies a database or device file to a diskette file. The
to-file must be a diskette file. The from-file can be a physical, logical, tape,
diskette, or inline data file.
CPYFRMTAP
Copy from Tape copies from a tape file to a database or device file. The
from-file must be a tape file, but the to-file can be a physical file, diskette
file, tape file, or program-described printer file. You can obtain a formatted
listing of the records by using QSYSPRT.
CPYTOTAP
Copy to Tape copies from a database or device file to a tape file. The to-file
must be a tape file, but the from-file can be a physical, logical, diskette,
tape, or inline data file.
CPYSRCF
Copy Source File copies a database source file to a source physical file and
converts the data in the from-file to the to-file CCSID. You can create a
formatted listing by using QSYSPRT (the file is changed for source records
and is different from other copy command file formats). Record data is